From: John Cuccia 

On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:27:37 -0500, "John Beamish"
 wrote:

>He's not a UK citizen.  I rather doubt his US medical insurers would
>accept the size of the Harley street invoices for his elective care.

You are no doubt correct.  The US insurance racket hides behind the
"reasonable and customary" clauses in their policies to extort
money from their customers.

The US right has been pushing the "America has the best health care
system in the world" trope long enough for people like Mark, who are
willing to suspend their sense of disbelief w/r/t anything coming from that
particular political precinct, to have bought completely into it.



>
>On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:40:53 -0500, Phil Payne
> wrote:
>
>> "John Beamish"  wrote in message
>> news:op.toaewdckm6tn4t{at}dellblack.wlfdle.phub.net.cable.rogers.com...
>>> Harley street physicians.  I don't care how good your insurance plan is
>>> ... you can't afford them.  IOW ... it ain't socialist medicine.
>>
>> Actually, you can.  If your wait for specialist attention nears the
>> Government guidelines, the NHS will pay almost anything to get you off
>> the
>> list.  This may mean treatment abroad or in Harley Street.
>>
>>

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